1. Evaluate the commercial viability of demersal fishing grounds bounded by 130°E and 11°S and the Australian Fishing Zone / NT and the WA border

2. Evaluate the efficiency of contemporary passive fishing methods against slightly modified gear

and

3. Collect and analyse data for future use in managing NT fish stocks.

1. Develop techniques for obtaining repeatable indicies of relative abundance for goldband snapper (Pristipomoides spp.), and other selected groundfish, applicable to habitats commonly found in the Timor Sea including the Timor Box

2. Obtain additional information on the spatial and seasonal distribution of goldband snapper and other groundfish in the Timor Sea

1. Establish extent, levels of exploitation of tropical demersal trawl fish resources in northern Australian waters of Arafura and Timor Seas

2. Assess data bases and collection procedures

3. Appraise foreign fishing

analyse species, catch rates, methods.